The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-01-22
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Miss Mollie Hutton, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her sister, Miss Lizzie Hutton. of
this place.
Mr. Edward Nicholson and bride of
Baltimore, have been visiting Miss May
Men cal of near Elkton.
A number of citizens of this county in
and about Port Deposit are seeking an APP
preparation from congress for the improve
1nent of the Susquehanna river.
Joseph Carter, who has just been tried
and acquitted on the charge OF rape, is .
married man with six children, five OF whom
are now i'll with catarrhal fever.
II ID. West, the young man who was
recently killed by falling down stairs at
Kent Y o. = hardware store, Wilmington,
was formerly of Rock Springs, Cecil county.
Miss Annie Smith, daughter of the
Rev Vaughn Smith, of Wilmington, re-
turned home on Tuesday after pleasant
visit to her friend Miss Florence Hall of
Elkton.
Collector Grooms was in Washing ton
on Thursday i'll consultation with Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Thompson in re-
!ariou TO y humber of contemplated changes
in the Baltimore Custom House.
A numbe of the friends of Mr.. John
b. Brown, teller of the Elkton National
Bank. rendered him the compliment of
''masked surprise" on Friday evening of
last week, it being an anniversary ut his
natal day.
II Richard Howard, near Zion, re-
Gently killed the boss hog of Cecil county.
1t dressed 1S4 pounds. Several OF his neigh
bors were present at the bulcherng and IA
rope and tackle were used to handle the
monster.
The ladies of the Elkton Presbyterian
church will give u supper in Odd Fellows
Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
next. Supper 80 cents. The proceeds will
b- used in liquidating the debt on the par
sonage.
This evening 1.-THE Lights o London"
will De gwen at the Wilmington Opera
House by dramatic company which In
,ludes the popular Sam Hemphill as its
"a
ertul one and abounds in intense interest.
William Alexander of the Sixth dis
tri"t OF Cecil county began his journey vi
lille 50 far back ~ To enable him to speak
OF the customs and advantages of living in
the good old times and entiile him to be
enumerated in our list of octogenaraDs He
has PASSED his S0th mile stone.
-Auctioneer 4 =. Shockley offered at
public sale on Tuesday afternoon tue store
house in Cecilton, belonging to the heirs Of
Francis b. Cruikshank 1t was bid to
81, 80 and withdrawn. Theinterest Of rome
of the heirs, amounting To about one half
was afterwards sold for $500.
Que of our Kent county exchanges
states that DR.. WIN. +. Taylor, who has
for several years been asuccessful physician
at Rock Hall, Kent county, has removed to
EarlviiIs Cecil county to take charge OF the
large and lucrative practice of the late DIR.
>. +. Wills.
The law and order leagues of the Sec
ond, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth cleo.
tiou districts sent representatives to the
meeting for the purpose of consolidating
into a county league held here Tuesday.
Henry H. Brady of Chesapeake City WAS
s-lected tor chairman of the county execu-
tive COMMITTEES. The league adjourned to
meet four weeks from the day OF adj urn
meut.
--Ex-Sheriff William J. Smith, as auc-
tioneer for Clinton Mccullough, trustee, on
Tuesday sold al public sale at the Court
House yard, the interest of the heirs of the
late David Scott in the extensive fertilizer
works conducted under the name of ID.
Scott & Bro. in this town. The interest
was sold subject to lien of S., 600 The
trim of ID. Sc ,tt & Bro, WAS the purchaser
for -. 900. III kng the real value of the
heirs interest sl2 200.
Any of oar readers who intend either
purchasing ready-rnade clothing or having
some made toorder should visit j. T. Mulln
Y Son, Oh aud Mirkes, Wilmington who
have just gone over their entire stock and
made prices so low that the goods are bound
To sell even At a season when very little
business is usually done in their line. They
are Also mdhihS Iuo HneSt CiOIulhs 10 Oruer
al great reductions in prices to reduce stock
aud keep their hands busy.
The fourth entertainment in the Young
Peoples Course was not as well attended a.
some of the previous ones. Prof. S. Nj
Spedon a young artist and cartoonst, lee
Iured on FLASHES and Dashes" on Wednes-
day night in the Odd Fellows Hall. the
lecturer as acquired tine ability to do Two
things at one time, and while he rapidly
draws cartoons talks to his audience in AL
entertaining manner. He also gave several
r-citations which were as well done as
his pencil sketches.
Mr.. Thomas II. Lort has opened, on
Main street, store for paper hangings
paints, and all needed interior decorations
He is practical paper hanger and skilled
workman. He takes your order and does
your work throughout in the best style,
giving you the best style of hanglugs to Sc
i-ct from. We regard such a store ill Elk
ton as "A public accommodation. We have
no question OF his SUCCESS in this new en-
tcrprlse, because any man as industrious
conscientious aud obiging as Mr.. Lort must
succeed. Give him your orders instead OF
taking them out OF town, and paying higher
price, for inferior work.
Sheriff Mackey on Saturday last took
George Wilson and George Cooper, the
latter colored man to the Maryland pen
Tertiary. They had both been sentenced Il
Iour wears imprisonment. Wilson had onl J
been convicted the day previous Of the theft
of a gold watch. He is said to have been
member of gang of pickpockets that OPP
crate to a cOusidera Bile extent in Philadel
phia and Wilmington. While he was OF
Irl4l the sheriff noticed him winking anC
nudding to strangers, who also followed
him 30 and from the iii. Tn. sheriff tount
= large stone in mis- Packet. Wilson mad
two attempts to break all during his con
fu-,uent, and once Succeeded IN scaling thu
ul wall. He is "a rather small man will
unusually long arms and fingers. Tn,
sheriff fearing iron bl. got him off bis hand
s.s soon possible.